An announcement by Michael and Susan Dell that they will donate more than $6 billion in the form of contributions to soon-to-be-opened Trump accounts is a “super exciting” development for American children, experts say. https://to.pbs.org/3XyL3IC

Are you also like "wtf is happening with the economy right now?" I was, so I asked the experts. The answer is pretty well summed up by the lede image:

Do you have a child who was born prematurely, defined as before the 37th week of pregnancy? We want to hear from you: https://bit.ly/3LUHee2

This was a total labor of love. Weeks of digging through archival footage, conversations about top moments, asking colleagues to mine their memories for institutional knowledge I might not have known - was a very fun project indeed.

Fifty years ago, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer brought you a novel way to watch news: a half-hour program, free of commercials, that aimed to tell one in-depth story per night. Over the next five decades, that show morphed into what we now know as the PBS News Hour. https://to.pbs.org/3L0sjyv

Today is our first day without federal funding. Our commitment to providing trusted, objective journalism hasn't wavered. For 50 years, PBS News has helped you understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day, and your support of PBS News makes it possible.

Clearing encampments is part of a wider push across the country by Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike to take drastic action to reduce homelessness. https://to.pbs.org/45WGED1

Supplement manufacturers have capitalized on the explosive popularity of diabetes control and weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound by flooding the market with their own pills, powders, drops and patches bearing “GLP-1” branding.

When your mom pitches you a story, every so often you should definitely stop and listen. One of my favorite stories to report and write:

Experts warn that getting rid of provider taxes could have an outsize effect on medical coverage and access for millions of Americans.

For example, reposting this story that we just pubbed! A great use of Bluesky!

Along with Medicaid cuts and tax breaks, the massive budget bill passed by House Republicans contains a new program dubbed “Trump accounts” – government-funded investment accounts for every new American baby. buff.ly/bZutb1J

This is true but it's also for reposting Good Media Content, my stories for PBS News in particular 😌

My latest

If Medicaid is potentially on the chopping block, we should seriously consider who it serves and how. My latest for @pbsnews.org

While about 454,000 federal employees do work in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, more than 80% of the federal workforce lived elsewhere in the U.S. or abroad in 2024.

80% of federal employees live outside the DMV! 28% of civil servants are veterans! A metric ton of federal workers are nurses! All of that and more in my newest piece for @pbsnews.org!

Genuinely my editors and I made this very fun. Learn what Nixon went "bananas" doing that led to where we are today!

Curious about Trump's federal foreign aid and domestic funding freezes? Wondering what he legally can and can't do? Read my new piece; I guarantee you will find it not TOTALLY dry.

At the heart of this matter is a key question of American democracy: whether, under the U.S. Constitution, the president has more spending authority than either Congress or the Supreme Court has ever previously permitted.

Curious about Trump's federal foreign aid and domestic funding freezes? Wondering what he legally can and can't do? Read my new piece; I guarantee you will find it not TOTALLY dry.

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A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

Welcome to my new PBS News starter pack followers! I'm going to thread some of my recent and/or relevant again stories, since y'all are here now 😉 First: the federal govt has (rightfully) gotten a lot of attention recently. But state legs are back in session, and they have issues to address!

Happy 50th anniversary to Blood on the Tracks.

TikTok is Schrödinger's app, perpetually alive and dead at the same time, depending on random subatomic events that occur out of view

As make-or-break confirmation hearings begin for Trump Cabinet nominees, the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that many Americans have yet to form opinions about two of his high-profile selections – Pete Hegseth and Sen. Marco Rubio. to.pbs.org/3DT4hBT

What are your questions about COVID-19, the flu, norovirus and RSV? Submit your questions here for an upcoming segment: https://buff.ly/421M8fm

I love serving as a @LivingstonAward judge. Every year I get to read/watch/hear dozens of pieces by some of the best journalists under 35. It's heartening to see so much amazing journalism being done. Apply now. Deadline is Feb 1. wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-a...

Check it out! I talked to @reidwilson.bsky.social about this year's legislative priorities. AI, phones in schools, budgets and more!

The holiday season is drawing to a close but that doesn't mean orgs don't need volunteers! If you want to get involved, I spoke with some great folks who helped me understand how to best leverage your talents and passions to help your community.

Here! Read my favorite piece I've written: www.pbs.org/newshour/nat... The National Press Club thought it was almost good enough to win an award!! (I got an honorable mention which honestly is good enough for me). Follow me for more (largely depressing but sometimes just interesting) stories!

You're on a social network that not only allows links, but supports them! Read my fun lil story for @pbsnews.bsky.social on the best ways to volunteer (and donate!) during the holiday season and beyond. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Alcohol kills more Americans every year than opioids or any other illegal drug. As William Brangham reports, promising treatments that could help people curb their drinking are barely being used.

What's up bluesky pals my employer is here!

You're on a social network that not only allows links, but supports them! Read my fun lil story for @pbsnews.bsky.social on the best ways to volunteer (and donate!) during the holiday season and beyond. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Bill Clinton pardoned George Clinton, after the coup that allowed him to take over Parliament, and we said nothing

Damn and now Drake is going to have to pay a 25 percent tariff on that beef?

Suing Kendrick for having a superior diss track is something Kendrick would say Drake does in a diss track

tbh, there are a bunch of good Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals out there on news subscriptions you might not normally pay for. don't sleep on those!

Here! Read my favorite piece I've written: www.pbs.org/newshour/nat... The National Press Club thought it was almost good enough to win an award!! (I got an honorable mention which honestly is good enough for me). Follow me for more (largely depressing but sometimes just interesting) stories!

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